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Markle’s attempt to portray a cheerful, loving home atmosphere clearly shows that there is a cultural hunger and desire for that warm, loving place of refuge … yet both she – and many Americans – seem to be missing the mark. Why is this?

The Republican Party’s platform may promise limited government, but human nature and political incentives don’t always align with ideology. Once in power, any party – Republican or otherwise – can fall into complacency, cronyism, or just plain inefficiency.

GOP state legislators would do well to change course before the shunned Republican women, the ordinary citizens, and the overtime workers start working on ways to primary them and vote them out.

Too many farmers end up paying massive amounts for coverage, forcing them to leave the land they love or take non-farm jobs just to stay afloat. Member-Based Health Plans (MBHP) offer a powerful, member-driven solution that can cut premiums.

Before John Dewey, most people thought that the purpose of education was to pass on the ideals and values of our civilization. It was also seen as responsible for shaping each student into a human being in accordance with these beliefs.

The time changes this Sunday, and a class in Mobile will study a timely topic: Time from a Biblical perspective.

Let’s sort the myths from the realities on the controversial veteran's bill in the Alabama Legislature.

With Trump’s tariffs paving the way, Alabama has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to lead America’s automotive renaissance.

King James' memory today would likely be little more than a footnote except for the one thing that would make any marketing director green with envy for product placement – the King James Bible.

Faith has led us out of the Dark Ages before and will do so again if we recover the humility to choose it.

Gov. Meemaw outdid Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in terms of a bad political week.

Graham’s latest turnabout on the war – publicly throwing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy under the bus moments after taking a smiling selfie with him – is the stuff of Machiavellian legend, while also pointing the way through the harsh political winds. 

I am proud to stand with a coalition of beauty professionals supporting the passage of HB 341, sponsored by State Rep. Susan DuBose, which will exempt makeup artistry from the licensure requirement that is stifling growth in our industry.

American freedoms are so much a part of our daily lives, so taken for granted, that we rarely give them a second thought.

It was a win for veterans when the Alabama Republican Executive Committee voted with a 61% majority in favor of a resolution urging the Alabama Legislature to prevent the governor from stripping authority from the Veterans Board and taking control of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Sometimes the craziest ideas are the best ideas. They’re audacious, pugnacious, contumacious ... but brilliant. Crazy ideas are often what break the status quo.

DEI is racial favoritism that hurts individual achievement and creates division.

Find your rest in Christ, not the gifts or abilities that He has given to you.

It appears that trusting the FDA to regulate vaccines without first addressing its failures in food safety sets a dangerous precedent, leaving us vulnerable not only to toxic chemicals in our food, but also to unexamined risks in our medicine.

Bucking today's smartphone society is harder than one might realize.

Parents can glean a number of insights from Tolkien’s upbringing in the hopes of awakening some of the same hidden genius in their own offspring.

How does off-loading purchases to the previous or following day affect the economy, exactly? I am no economist, but that’s not how it works. But these people are activists, not financial geniuses.

Childhood itself is at stake here. The playing fields of the imagination are being rapidly replaced by digitalized games, social media, and the artifice of screens.   

So, does Alabama need a “Department” of Government Efficiency? We already have one. We just call it Republican leadership.

Maybe renewal begins not with new policies but ancient prayers spoken in one voice. 

The “Great Experiment” continues – may the Liberty Bell always ring out for freedom in America!

The Ukraine war effort, at least as it pertains to the U.S., would’ve had a better chance … if it hadn’t gone woke.